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Quiz
Varieties of English
Level A
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) How would you say this in British English?
A) I liked that film.
B) I hated that film.
C) I liked that car.
I liked that movie.
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2) If the US English spelling is color, what is the British English
spelling?
A) coulor
B) collour
C) colour
3) How would you say this in Standard English?
A) He has money.
B) He has no money.
C) He has some money.
4) If the US English spelling is center, what is the British English
spelling?
A) centre
B) centor
C) centry
He don't have no money.
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5) How would you say this in Standard English?
A) That is right.
B) That is not right.
C) That might be right.
6) If the US spelling is labor, what is the British English spelling?
A) labore
B) labbor
C) labour
That ain't right.
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Quiz
Varieties of English
Level B
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) How would you say this in Standard English?
A) She was a nice child.
B) She was a nice girl.
C) She was not a nice girl.
She were a nice lass.
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2) If the US English spelling is airplane, what is the British English
spelling?
A) aerplane
B) airoplane
C) aeroplane
3) How would you say this in Standard English?
A) The mother gave her child some sweets.
B) The mother gave her child some crisps.
C) The mother gave her child some fruit.
The mother gave her child some candy.
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4) How would you write this in British English?
A) Close the window. It's dark outside.
B) Close the door. It's dark outside.
C) Close the curtains. It's dark outside.
5) How would you say this in Standard English?
A) He was quite a big boy.
B) He was only a little boy.
C) He was a good boy.
Close the drapes. It's dark outside.
He was only a wee boy.
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6) What is the British English word for the season between summer and
winter?
A) autumn
B) fall
C) spring
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Quiz
Varieties of English
Level C
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) How would you say this in Standard English?
A) Look at this cookery programme on television.
B) Have a look at what's over there.
C) Have a look at what's on the television.
Have a butcher's at what's on the telly.
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2) If the US spelling is pajamas, how would you spell it in British
English?
A) pagamas
B) pyjamas
C) pygamas
3) How would you say this in Standard English?
A) She came yesterday and we met up.
B) She came yesterday and we will meet up.
C) She is coming yesterday and we are meeting up.
4) If the US spelling is traveling, what is the British English spelling?
A) travveling
B) trevelling
C) travelling
She come yesterday and we meet up.
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5) How would you say this in Standard English?
A) When I was good, he treated me.
B) When I was good, he hugged me.
C) When I was good, he liked me.
6) If the Australian English word is footpath, what is the British English
word?
A) sidewalk
B) pavement
C) football
When I were good he tret me.
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Quiz - answers
Varieties of English
Level A
1) How would you say this in British English?
I liked that movie.
The correct answer is A. The British English for 'movie' is 'film'.
2) If the US English spelling is color, what is the British English
spelling?
The correct answer is C. The British English spelling for 'color' is
'colour'.
3) How would you say this in Standard English?
He don't have no money.
The correct answer is B. The Standard English for 'He don't have no
money.' is 'He has no money.'
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4) If the US English spelling is center, what is the British English
spelling?
The correct answer is A. The British English spelling for 'center' is
'centre'.
5) How would you say this in Standard English?
The correct answer is B. The Standard English for 'That ain't right.' is
'That is not right.'
6) If the US spelling is labor, what is the British English spelling?
The correct answer is C. The British English spelling for 'labor' is
'labour'.
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Quiz - answers
Varieties of English
Level B
1) How would you say this in Standard English?
The correct answer is B. The Standard English for 'She were a nice
lass.' is 'She was a nice girl.'
2) If the US English spelling is airplane, what is the British English
spelling?
The correct answer is C. The British English spelling for 'airplane' is
'aeroplane'.
3) How would you say this in Standard English?
The mother gave her child some candy.
The correct answer is A. The Standard English for 'candy' is 'sweets'.
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4) How would you write this in British English?
Close the drapes. It's dark outside.
The correct answer is C. The Standard English for 'drapes' is
'curtains'.
5) How would you say this in Standard English?
He was only a wee boy.
The correct answer is B. The Standard English for 'wee' is 'little'.
6) What is the British English word for the season between summer and
winter?
The correct answer is A. The British English word for the season
between summer and winter is 'autumn'.
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Quiz - answers
Varieties of English
Level C
1) How would you say this in Standard English?
Have a butcher's at what's on the telly.
The correct answer is C. The Standard English for 'Have a butcher's
at what's on the telly.' is 'Have a look at what's on the television'.
2) If the US spelling ispajamas, how would you spell it in British
English?
The correct answer is B. The British English spelling of pajamas is
'pyjamas'.
3) How would you say this in Standard English?
She come yesterday and we meet up.
The correct answer is A. The Standard English for 'She come
yesterday and we meet up.' is 'She came yesterday and we met up.'
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4) If the US spelling is traveling, what is the British English spelling?
The correct answer is C. The British English spelling of 'traveling' is
'travelling'.
5) How would you say this in Standard English?
When I were good he tret me.
The correct answer is A. The Standard English for 'When I were good
he tret me.' is 'When I was good, he treated me.'
6) If the Australian English word is footpath, what is the British English
word?
The correct answer is B. The Australians use 'footpath' when British
English would use 'pavement'.